Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece. Running ... There are combat sports - wresting, boxing and pankration, which is a mix of boxing and wrestling ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the ... that the Athenian philosopher and sports buff Epictetus pondered in the first century. He concluded that the Olympics were a metaphor for human existence ...

The nudity of ancient Greek athletes was a manifestation ... The practice of competing naked in the ancient Olympic Games is ...

How did the Olympic Games begin ... Learn about Greek theatre, pottery and festivals. What did the ancient Greeks discover? What sports did the ancient Greeks enjoy? How did they make big decisions?

The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia Julia Moore ... On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the games ...

the city that in ancient times was the birthplace of the games that later inspired the modern Olympic Games. Greece’s culture minister, Lina Mendoni, attended a ceremony Friday at the museum ...